DE · pick 167 — first ever defensive end at #167 (1974)

DE·pick 167

FIRST DE EVER DRAFTED AT #167

Cullars, WillieWillie Cullars

Drafted by PHI · Kansas State

1974

DEs drafted at #167 in NFL history

most recent: Avery Moss (NYG, 2017)

How rare was this draftigami?

Trained on every pick through 1973, the model gave a defensive end at #167 a 9.7% chance in 1974.

Defensive end at #167, year by year

Each year's estimate uses only that year's draft and the years before it — no peeking ahead. The line smooths across neighboring picks and seasons so a single oddball draft doesn't dominate. The shaded band is the model's 90% uncertainty range.

Peak: 15.4% · 2027 model: 6.7%

Surrounding picks · 1974 draft

#162TEVeazey, BurneyBurney VeazeyNYJ
#163WRHerrick, BobBob HerrickCLE
#164WRCarl SwiercMIA
#165OTSitterle, AllenAllen SitterlePIT
#166RBKermit JohnsonSF
#168OTPurvis, BartBart PurvisGB
#169STEfrén HerreraDET
#170LBDan DickelIND
#171OTGerry SullivanCLE
#172DEHegge, LeroyLeroy HeggeKC

Drafted at this same coordinate later · 5 picks

2017Avery MossNYG — GM Jerry Reese · Youngstown St.
2013Josh BoydGB — GM Ted Thompson · Mississippi St.
2008Erik WaldenDAL — GM Jerry Jones · Middle Tenn. St.
2001Randy GarnerATL — GM Harold Richardson · Arkansas
1979Ken KremerKC · Ball State

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